Water of Leith Conservation Trust

The Water of Leith, where even the Kingfisher wave and say hello. #birds #ukbirds #kingfisher #friendly #wave #photography #edinburgh

A lovely stretch of the Water of Leith upstream of Spylaw Park was the focus this morning with @wolct.bsky.social I enjoyed litter picking along the water edge and amongst the woods.

Water of Leith looking particularly splendid at present. Get out and enjoy it. The benefits are manifold!

A changeable morning on the walkway between West Mill Rd and Upper Spylaw Farm. We gave the walkway a good sweep off, refreshed the drainage ditches, cut back some encroaching vegetation, & had tea in the rain before planting bulbs in the sunshine. Great work folks, thanks! ☔🌞

Thanks again for your help, it's always greatly appreciated

Some beautiful autumn colours on show today in Craiglockhart Dell.

This morning we ran a water safety training session for The Green Team staff to share our knowledge.

Of course we took them for a wade so they could experience the water first hand.

all along the walkway during tasks

Out west today at a Walk Funding Network meeting with @walkingscotland.bsky.social wonderful to hear about other projects which align with our work on the Water of Leith, but as always the river stole the show.

A power of work done by the staff team from Salesforce this morning at Redbraes and St Marks.

They removed old fencing from the woods, planted bulbs by the wildflower meadow and then improved the walkway by sweeping thousands of leaves.

Plenty of sunshine and leaves to be enjoyed by staff from salesforce that will be out with us this morning at St Marks park.

They'll be helping to remove old wire fencing, planting bulbs and of course sweeping leaves to keep the walkway useable.

Beautiful autumn morning for a wade with @wolct.bsky.social on a stretch between Currie and Balerno. No Japanese Knotweed spotted but some litter picked.

A very pleasant morning in the sunshine at Longstone, practicing our scything technique and cutting back encroaching vegetation from the paths behind the prison. Great fun was had by all, thanks for coming out folks!

Lots of hard work this morning from our regular volunteers up at Currie.

They cleared the walkway of fallen leaves, trimmed back the edges, waded the river for rubbish and planted hundreds of bulbs along the walkway ready for spring.

Dean Cemetary

Water of Leith

Dog splashing in Water of Leith

Greyfriars Bobby statue with a well-shined nose

This is a very picturesque city. The sun definitely helped.

Trees reflected in still water.

Autumn leaves on the ground under trees with the Water of Leith in the background.

Autumn by the Water of Leith.

Thanks to everyone who came along to the 2nd Coalie Coalition session. We were joined by some fab volunteers from Citadel Youth and got loads done! We filled more setts at the mural, swept off the skatepark, seeded the grass, and planted wildflowers and herbs. Great work folks!

Life in high Viz

Stone bridge over trees and path.

River with small waterfall and autumn leaves.

Stone monument with statue.

you're right. The walk along the Water of Leith from there is beautiful.

A stunning morning to be out working with staff from @woodmac.com at Saughton Park.

With their help we raked off the wildflower meadow, swept paths of leaves, planted bulbs and trimmed back non native laurel from the edges .

Great work folks

Finally got a decent shot of female Goosander diving + catching a fish in among sunken tree branches around the piers of Sandport Bridge on the Water of Leith today. She was catching every 2nd dive. Check out those feet keeping her under! #birds 🪶🐦 #leith @rspb.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social

Colour photograph of someone walking their dog along the Water of Leith path in Edinburgh, with autumn leaves on trees and on the path.

Colour photograph of someone walking their dogs along the Dean Path in Edinburgh, with autumn leaves on the trees and ground.

Snaps from my walk to work this morning in the drizzle. Fujian 35/1.7 CCTV lens on the wee Sony, images processed with my latest custom style in Snapseed. 🍂🍁

Another Monday morning wade with @wolct.bsky.social working upstream from Bell's bridge. No Japanese Knotweed spotted but we did get some litter out. Strong flow of water following last night's rain & we saw two roe deer run across the river.

There were lots of thank yous from passers-by for our amazing volunteers today who were busy sweeping, raking, cutting back and litter picking around the walkway near Bogs Bridge. We even planted some bulbs, ready for springtime!🌷

#Otter this afternoon near to St Bernard’s Well in #Edinburgh - hunting its way upstream and turning over stones in the river bed @wolct.bsky.social

Water of Leith Kingfisher, distant gloom version. #Birds

A dreich but not unpleasant morning around Stedfastgate with our weekend volunteers, giving some attention to the Catherine Sinclair fountain, sweeping off the area around it, the steps, and surrounding paths. We also planted a variety of bulbs to give the area a spring lift. Thanks folks!🪻🌷💪🙌

Was having a quiet moment with Anthony this morning when a kingfisher flashed by. Twenty metres upstream a young grey heron quietly sought something to eat. The Water of Leith providing a wee slice of nature in the city @wolct.bsky.social

This heron sat nicely for me on the Water of Leith today.
If only the kingfisher nearby had been so obliging.
#Edinburgh

Another top team from Blackrock looking after their local section of the walkway.

They removed leaves from the walkway, cut back overgrown vegetation to maximise the path width and planted hundred of bulbs ready for a spring display.

The 3rd of 5 Friday morning sessions ahead with staff from the local office of BlackRock on the Rocheid path.

Plenty of leaves to be swept up, bulbs to be planted and a trim back of vegetation to keep their section looking lush.